This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
Section 7, as amended, agreed to. Section 8—Objections Amendment 7, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 8 to 10, 12, 15 to 19, 27 and 28.
Scottish ParliamentTransport and the Environment CommitteeWednesday 7 March 2001(Morning) Scottish ParliamentTransport and the Environment CommitteeWednesday 7 March 2001(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:05 Good morning, colleagues.
There is no point in getting them damages just before they die. If they die, the widow and the family have to carry on the case—that adds to the grieving process.You are right—asbestos is the most obvious case.
They are governed by the grading system and the grading system will not disappear. People will have to buy into it, but the need for membership to buy into it will be gone.
The fact is that the Scottish housing associations are, basically, a product of the right-to-buy policy. They were established after the right-to-buy legislation commenced.